Hanging on to the ball
     ERIC SUCAR staff Holmdel's Kim Fiorentino brings down an offensive rebound during the secondquarter of the Shore Basketball Coaches 2008 All-Star Game held at Freehold Township High School on March 18.
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Narrow losses are hopefully a thing of the past for Raritan
Rockets softball lost six games by one run last year
BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Staff Writer
      Defense and pitching have long been the hallmarks of the Raritan High School softball team. That's likely to be the case this year, only coach Janet Citro expects that her team will score a lot more runs. Ayear ago, the Rocketsmanaged to compile a 13-10 record- without the benefit of a .300 hitte...
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Eagles softball return plenty of talent from last year
Mid South finished 12-11 last season
BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Staff Writer
      With the bulk of its starting lineup back, the Middletown High School South softball team is looking to improve on its 12-11mark of last yearmake some noise in the ShoreConference'sClassA North Division. "This group has a wealth of talent- as good as any of my championship teams- they just haven...
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Holmdel baseball looking for redemption this season
BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Staff Writer
      The Holmdel High School baseball team narrowly missed qualifying for the NJSIAANorth Jersey 2 Group III playoffs last year, and coach Ed Reckage is intent on getting in this time around. The Hornets were sitting at .500 with two games remaining before the cutoff last year.
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Mater Dei softball looking for repeat performance
BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Staff Writer
      Seven starters are back as the Mater Dei High School softball team looks to pick up rightwhere it left offwith a 22- 6 mark a year ago. The Seraphs will also have the benefit of spending the last week in March in Florida as they prepare for the campaign.
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Brookdale women fifth at nationals
Fabrizio named to All-Tourney Team
      Brookdale Community College's women's basketball team took fifth place in the National Junior College Athletic Association's Division III Championships. Forward Sasha Fabrizio, who made the All-Tournament Team, led the Blues, the 2008 Garden State Athletic Conference and Region XIX champions. Th...
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Hawks' Keller, Skowronski earn All-East recognition
      Monmouth University's Chris Keller and Ed Skowronski capped stellar indoor seasons by winning All-East honors at the IC4A Championships. Skowronski (Raritan) and Keller (Matawan) finished fifth and seventh in the weight throw to garner All-East recognition. Skowronski reached 60-11½ and Ke...
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